User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Kit Contents and System Requirements
- About Your RAID Controller
- Standard RAID Controller Features
- Adding Enhanced Features
- Adding a Battery Backup Module
- Upgrading the Controller Firmware
- About the Adaptec 3085
- About the Adaptec 3405
- About the Adaptec 3805
- About the Adaptec 31205
- About the Adaptec 31605
- About the Adaptec 4000
- About the Adaptec 4800SAS
- About the Adaptec 4805SAS
- About the Adaptec 2420SA
- About the Adaptec 2820SA
- About the Adaptec 2130SLP
- About the Adaptec 2230SLP
- Getting Started
- Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
- Creating a Bootable Array
- Installing the Driver and an Operating System
- Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
- Managing Your Storage Space
- Solving Problems
- Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI
- Understanding RAID
- Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
- Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
- Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
- Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference
- Adaptec 2420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 2820SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 4800SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 4805SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Safety Information
- Technical Specifications
- Index
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24
About the Adaptec 4800SAS
The Adaptec 4800SAS is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Form factor 3/4 length
Bus compatibility PCI-X, 3.3 V
PCI-X bus width 64-bit
PCI-X bus speed 133 MHz
PHYs 8
Standard cache
128 MB DDR2
1
1
256 MB also available
Connectors One external 4x multilane (SFF-8470), Two internal 4x multilane
(SFF-8484)
RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD
Simple Volume Yes
Disk Drives SATA, SATA II, SAS
Maximum number of disk drives 8 (or up to 100 with expanders)
Hot spares Yes
Enclosure support SES2
Automatic Failover Yes
Onboard speaker Yes with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. The internal
speaker is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is
appropriate for most environments.
Audible alarm Yes
Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately—see page 17)
PCI-X connector
1 external
SAS
connector
Mounting
bracket
Mode 0 Flash connector
Battery connector
Activity LED connector
(top 2 left/right pins)
Two 4-wide internal
SAS connectors
Alarm connector
Charge LED
(for battery backup module)
Power LED
Activity LED
Diagnostic LED
Back side of Controller